The Biggest “Classic” of Them All

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K. Wiggins
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Distinct Group ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
Black Universities ◽  
Howard University ◽  
Historically Black Universities ◽  
Sports Programs

This chapter examines the spirited football rivalry between Howard University and Lincoln University, two historically black universities, by focusing on their annual Thanksgiving Day football games held from 1919 to 1929. African Americans established a number of successful and important separate sports programs during the latter half of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries. Some of the most important of these programs were those established at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Howard and Lincoln Thanksgiving Day matchups during the 1920s, a decade commonly termed the “golden age of American sport,” drew some attention in both the white and black press, and among upper-class African Americans in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and other black communities across the country. This chapter argues that the annual Thanksgiving Day football game between Howard and Lincoln universities was more than just a game. It was “an athletic and social event that provided upper-class African Americans the opportunity to exhibit racial pride, measure themselves against the standards of white universities, and come together as a distinct group”.

scholarly journals The Technology Ownership and Information Acquisition Habits of HBCU Freshmen

10.28945/3113 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Buzzetto-More ◽  
Retta Sweat-Guy
Keyword(s):  
Historically Black ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
American Library Association ◽  
The Internet ◽  
American Library ◽  
Black Universities ◽  
Historically Black Universities ◽  
Available Resources ◽  
Information And Technology

In a world of expanding information and technological resources, there is increasingly a need for a citizenry that is able to access and use information and technology effectively (American Library Association, 2000). An information and technologically literate person should have access to, and be able to use, a host of available resources that include libraries, databases, and the internet in order to retrieve, evaluate, and use information effectively (Weil, 2006). This paper reports the findings of a study conducted at two Historically Black Universities that examined technology ownership and usage, as well as, the information acquisition habits of freshmen.

Valuing the History, Missions and Traditions of HBCUs

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Derrick M. Bryan ◽  
Felicia Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Historically Black ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Howard University ◽  
Morehouse College ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ethnographic Narratives ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) serve the educational needs of students of African descent while providing an atmosphere of nurture and guidance enriched in cultural norms. In considering how HBCUs can remain competitive, this chapter recommends that one of the first steps is to return to the basics, reviewing the historical significance, missions and traditions of HBCUs. In doing so, this work investigates the role HBCUs play in student identity and character development by looking at the history, mission and traditions of Morehouse College and Howard University. The authors, who both are alumni of these institutions, respectively, will examine relevant documents and statements from the schools as well as provide auto-ethnographic narratives explicating the impact those institutions had on their academic, social and professional successes.

scholarly journals Florida’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Address Racial Disparities Within the Criminal Justice System Using Results-Based Accountability

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-45
Author(s):  
Kideste Yusef ◽  
Randy B. Nelson ◽  
Felecia Dix-Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Education Psychology ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

The current climate of criminal justice agencies reveals eroding community trust of local police advanced by growing attention to violence among police and citizens, differential justice in our courts, limited governmental accountability, and decades of overreliance on the correctional system and the mass incarceration of our most vulnerable citizens. The policies and practices of criminal justice agencies coupled with the conditions in which many Americans live have contributed to an overrepresentation of African Americans/Blacks within police interactions and arrests, in courts and sentencing, corrections, and juvenile justice. Similarly, the underrepresentation of African American/Blacks as practitioners and workers within these agencies have yielded a dichotomized view in which African Americans represent “the most of the worst and least of the best.” In effort to reverse these trends, the Florida Historically Black Colleges and Universities Expanding the Bench Project utilizes the consortium of Florida’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (FL HBCUs) as an effective mechanism to educate and train criminal justice, sociology, social work, education, psychology, and STEM science faculty and students on performance management using the Results-Based Accountability framework. The purpose of the Annie E. Casey Foundation sponsored project is to increase the representation of people of color with knowledge and expertise in program evaluation. With approximately 3,000 students (undergraduate/graduate) and 30+ faculty members represented among the social, education, and behavioral science disciplines of FL HBCUs, the consortium is uniquely positioned to develop and train current and future human service professionals, leaders, and experts in Florida and nationally.

Micro-politics of student participation in university leadership across the historically black universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
Felix Omal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Effective Governance ◽  
Black Universities ◽  
Institutional Values ◽  
Historically Black Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
South African Higher Education

In the post 1994 South African higher education system, there have been significant moves and achievements at the transformation of higher education institutions. The chief instrument of institutional transformation has been the university governing councils. The key assumption was that transformation of the university council was key to the transformation of the universities. However, over the same period several former historically black universities have experienced periods of unrest and protest. As a result, several of these universities have remained in a state of a risk of protest. This state of tension and uncertainty that characterizes these institutions has made the different stakeholder begin to question their faith and confidence in the institutional values that govern these institutions. This paper argues that participation in leadership is key to effective governance. The paper makes use of the concept of culture within a micro-political framework to generate modes of good governance within such stakeholder institutional environments. To have been able to collect and analyze this kind, the study relied on data collected through documents, interviews and surveys. The paper ends with implications for effective governance in stakeholder governed university environments.

Skills gap will hinder South African growth plans

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Historically Black ◽  
South African ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Black Universities ◽  
Historically Black Universities ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Working Class Students

Significance Last month, the budget increased education spending from 296 billion rand (22.8 billion dollars) to 321 billion rand (24.7 billion dollars), remaining constant at 6.8% of GDP and over 20% of total budgeted expenditure. Despite the increase, significant funding and upskilling shortfalls persist. Quality problems at all education levels constrain economic growth and development. Impacts Historically black universities (HBUs) will likely suffer most from any resumption of student protests. University students may push for further measures to ‘decolonise’ curricula. A ‘missing middle’ of poorer middle- and working-class students will have to rely on private-sector funding to attend university. The gap between second-level education provision in the richest (Gauteng) and poorest (Eastern Cape) provinces could widen further.

Establishing a Media Literacy Cognate at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

2016 ◽  
pp. 213-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayne Cubbage
Keyword(s):  
Historically Black ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
College And University ◽  
Diffusion Of Information ◽  
Howard University ◽  
Literacy Course ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

This study explores the need as well as the feasibility of implementing a media literacy cognate at Historically Black Colleges and Universities nationwide. Of the approximately 40 colleges and universities with media studies or communications departments or schools, only three offer a named media literacy course. Similarly, of the communications and media programs with ACEJMC accreditation, only one, Howard University offers a media literacy course. Using diffusion of information theory to explore the knowledge of and eventual adoption of media literacy courses at HBCUs, the study seeks to provide an introduction to schools about their need to teach media literacy to students across the college and university curriculum.

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